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Featured Events

Thursday, September 1

Presentation

Vital Stories: Social Justice in Everyday Life

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Heritage Room
This presentation features experienced speakers and authors of the book, “VITAL: A Torch for your Social Justice Journey.” Kyle and Aeriel Ashlee are committed to making the world a better place through storytelling and vulnerability. Learn more …
Activity

Many Thousands Still Coming

The Black and African Diasporas in the 21st Century

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5:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Dr. Michelle M. Wright is a professor of African American Studies and Comparative Literary Studies at Northwestern University. (Full bio at http://www.afam.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/michelle-wright.html)
Activity

Pitch, Please! Auditions

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7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Room 212
Pitch Please is a coed A Capella ensemble. The purpose of the ensemble, first and foremost, is to provide a rewarding musical experience for those involved through consistent practice of challenging material. By merit of this practice, the group aims …
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Tearing Hate from the Sky with Bree Newsome

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7:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Centennial Room
In the heat of the Confederate flag debate across the nation, a group of change agents decided on June 27, 2015, that things needed to change in South Carolina. Bree Newsome was arrested at the South Carolina State Capitol after scaling the 30-foot …